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WajTIME 




i^T URGE that the people continue to give 
jL generous support to their schools of all 
grades * * * to the end that no boy or girl 
shall have less opportunity for education be- 
cause of the war."— fTeo^roo^ Wilson 




THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER 



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HAMPTON IN WAR TIME 




When a nation gives up its 
best youth to save its princi- 
ples and its freedom, it is 
richer for the sacrifice. 

— Armstrong 




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PRESS OF THE HAMPTON NORMAL 
AND AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, 1918 



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HAMPTON IN WAR TIME 

Extracts from Letters of Hampton Men in the Service 

«</^^NE thing Hampton taught me I am proud of, and that is to obey 
\_y orders. Nothing has helped me more since entering the army 
than the ability to obey orders with a smile even if they seem unrea- 
sonable." 



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HAD planned to enter the State Normal School during its summer 
session. Because of my work at Hampton and here I would 
have been able to complete the life state-certificate course in one term. 
But now that the call has come for me to give my services to my 
country I answer with a heart full of joy that I am able to give all 
that I have struggled for since childhood. This experience will be three- 
fold — for my country, for my future work, and above all for my God." 

<<^"rERY definitely lean recall that motto of our General Armstrong 
T hanging over Major Washington's door. It says 'Put God and 
Country first; ourselves afterwards.' Is there anything more inspiring 
than those words ?" 

(( A LTHOUGH I like army life very much it is strenuous. My 
r\ training at Hampton has given me ability to stick, no matter what 
the hardships are, and I am making every eflFort to be a good soldier. " 

<4np^PON my arrival at Camp Sherman I immediately began work as 

V_J a corporal. After two weeks of this I was successful in passing 

the examination for entrance to an Officers' Training School. This 

amounted to fifteen weeks of hard study, cramming, and concentration. 



I was completely lost to the outside world. And when certificates of 
graduation were passed out on April 20 I was among the successful can- 
didates. At present I am attached to the next Officers' Training School 
as assistant instructor. Hampton has been my making. Before the 
end of this world conflict I am hoping to accomplish still more. And 
if it be my fate to pay the price upon the battlefield, rest assured that I 
give my life gladly and that I remain loyal to the Stars and Stripes and 
to Hampton." 

itTTT is very pleasing to be able to tell you that the training furnished 
, 1 me at Hampton has proved invaluable to me in the work among 
the soldier boys who come to my building from reveille to taps. With- 
out the all- 'round training that I received I am positive that often I 
should find myself handicapped in dealing with the many problems that 
come to me in the course of a day. 

"The work varies greatly in a period of twelve hours. I have been 
called on for everything imaginable, from the lending of a needle to the 
witnessing of a will. Once I have loaned my presence to a marriage 
ceremony, and four Sundays ago assisted the Chaplain in the sacred 
duties of baptism of five young men who were leaving for 'Somewhere 
in France.' '* Y. M. C. A. Secretary 

tiX'TTHY should I, a Negro, be willing to lay down my life in this 
T T war? This question comes on every hand. My only answer 
is this : This old world is going to be made better only by inches. Every 
inch upward is going to be won only by sacrifice. The sentiment to- 
wards the oppressed, Negro or Jew, is going to be improved only as 
world sentiment against oppression is strengthened.' 

<<^ went to camp as a volunteer to be a saddler for the regiment. 
-L Later I was told by one of the officers who is in charge of all the 
shops that if my work was good I would be given a class to teach. I 
have at present four boys who have been sent to me for instruction. 
I am trying to turn out a saddler for each company before we leave for 
the overseas service." 




SHIPPING BOOKCASES. MADE IN THE TRADE SCHOOL, TO THE 
LIBRARY WAR SERVICE 




MAKING CHECKER-BOARD TABLES FOR THE ARMY Y. M. C. A. 

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HAMPTON GIRLS ENGAGED IN RED CROSS WORK 








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SUMMER TEACHERS LEARNING TO CONSERVE FOOD 



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A HAMPTON GIRL MAKING WAR BREAD 
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OVER 400 TEACHERS IN HAMPTON'S SUMMER SCHOOL 




RECEIVED. BESIDES THE REGULAR COURSES, INSTRUCTION IN FOOD 

PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION IN THE HOME SERVICE 

OF THE RED CROSS 

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LUXURIANT CROPS IN INSTRUCTORS' WAR GARDENS 




HAMPTON'S CROP OF CEREALS THIS YEAR (1918) WILL BE 

OVER 9000 BUSHELS 

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SOME OF THE HAMPTONIANS IN THE 




HAMPTON MEN IN THE FIFTEENTH INFANTRY BAND 



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FIRST NEGRO ENGINEER REGIMENT 




THE HAMPTON SCHOOL BATTALION 



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WHITTIER-MITES" WITH THEIR WAR AFGHANS 




A CHILDREN'S KNITTING CLASS 
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THE WHITTIER SCHOOL ENCOURAGES HOME GARDENS 




BUYERS OF THE WOOL USED IN THE WAR AFGHANS 

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SOLDIER STUDENTS : SETTING-UP EXERCISES 




THE WAR DEPARTMENT SENDS 500 SOLDIERS EVERY TWO MONTHS 

TO BE TRAINED BY HAMPTON INSTITUTE IN ONE OF ITS 

ELEVEN ARMY EMERGENCY COURSES 

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STUDENT SOLDIERS: MILITARY DRILL 




SOLDIERS IN THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 
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SOLDIER MOTOR-TRUCK MECHANICS 




SOLDIERS IN THE WHEELWRIGHTING COURSE 

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PRACTICAL WORK OF SOLDIER CARPENTERS 




CLARKE HALL AS A HOSTESS HOUSE 
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HAMPTON INSTITUTE RED CROSS AUXILIARY 




SOME OF THE BOOKS COLLECTED AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE FOR 
CAMP LIBRARIES FOR NEGRO SOLDIERS 



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THE HAMPTON INSTITUTE BATTALION MARCHING IN THE LIBERTY 
LOAN PARADE OF THE TOWN OF HAMPTON 



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"THE BATTALION BABY" 



FRENCH ORPHAN, SUZANNE, ADOPTED BY 
THE HAMPTON INSTITUTE BATTALION 



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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

WILLIAM H. TAFT. President, New Haven, Conn. 

FRANCIS G. PEABODY, Vice President, Cambridge, Mass. 

CLARENCE H. KELSEY, Vice President, New York City 

GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY, New York City 

CHARLES E. BIGELOW, New York City 

ARTHUR CURTISS JAMES, New York City 

WILLIAM JAY SCHIEFFELIN, New York City 

LUNSFORD L. LEWIS, Richmond. Va. 

WILLIAM M. FRAZIER, Philadelphia, Pa. 

FRANK W. DARLING. Hampton, Va. 

SAMUEL C. MITCHELL, Newark, Del. 

ROBERT BACON, New York City 

W. CAMERON FORBES, Boston, Mass. 

ALEXANDER B. TROWBRIDGE, New York City 

CHESTER B. EMERSON, Detroit, Michigan 

JAMES E. GREGG, Hampton, Virginia 

ROBERT R. MOTON, Tuskegee, Alabama 

To make Hampton's work possible it is necessary to raise 
annually over $1 35,000 by voluntary contributions. 

A full scholarship for both academic and industrial 

instruction - - - - - $100 

Academic scholarship - - - - 70 

Industrial scholarship _ - _ _ 30 

Endowed full scholarship - - - - 2500 

Any amount you may care to contribute, however small, 
will be gratefully received by James E. Gregg, Principal, or 
F. K. Rogers, Treasurer, Hampton, Va. 

General Armstrong said: "Hampton must not go down. 
See to it, you who are true to the black and red races of the 
land, and to just ideas of education." 



FORM OF BEQUEST 

I give and devise to The Trustees of the Hampton Normal 
and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia, the sum of 
dollars, payable 



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